Assistant Principal's Report

Student / Parent / Guardian / Teacher Conferences – via Webex

Thursday 25 March 12:00pm – 7:00pm

Student / Parent / Guardian / Teacher Conferences are of great importance for all students and their families as it assists in the establishment of routines and practices that will impact on student performance in the end of semester assessments. Regardless of the Year Level that a student is in, there is strong evidence that clearly shows where a family of a student is actively involved in their education, the student will enjoy greater success in their learning outcomes.

Despite what they might say publicly, all students need to feel the confidence that they are supported both at school and at home. Where there is a strong partnership between the student, their family and their teachers, a student will be encouraged knowing that those around them are all “on the same page” when it comes to their learning.

Student / Parent / Guardian / Teacher Conferences are an important part of this process as they permit discussion and feedback on what has been achieved and just as importantly how and where further improvement can be made between now and the final assessments. Teachers have the role of being the coach and developing a plan for students to achieve. These Conferences are when families can attend and better understand that plan and how it can best be achieved.

This semester the Conferences will be conducted via Webex. Students are familiar with Webex as they used it during the Remote Learning period. In setting up the Webex profile please use your name or your child’s name. As a security precaution teachers may not admit you into the room if they do not recognise the name. Each conference will have an allocation of 10 minutes. As the conferences are conducted using Webex students and their parent / carer/s don’t need to be in the same room, but you can all join the conversation.

Please Note: Students DO NOT ATTEND school on this day for regular classes.

Appointment booking system

Parents / Carers will be able to make appointments with their son or daughter’s teachers online through the Compass portal. Parents / Carers will have a complete list of all their child’s teachers and their available times so that appointments can be made directly all in the one place at the one time. The portal will be open for access from Thursday 11 March.

To make appointments, parents need to log onto the school’s Compass website at:

https://scoresbysc-vic.compass.education/

If you have misplaced your Compass username and password, contact https://sscit.on.spiceworks.com/portal/tickets for assistance.

Instructions on how to sign up for Student / Parent / Guardian / Teacher Conferences

1. Login to Compass using the family username and password.

2. Click on the Community icon and selection Conferences (formerly PST).

3. Select My bookings and begin to make your selections

4. The list of the student’s subjects and their teachers is displayed in the lower section of the window.

To make an appointment, click on the date and time.
Available appointments are shown in green.
Confirmed appointments are shown in pink.

Appointments can be cancelled or changed to alternative available time slots by simply revisiting the site and updating the appointments held.

Everyday Matters – The Importance of Attendance

We all want our students to receive a great education. The start of a great education starts with students attending school on time every day.

Students who attend school regularly develop good habits that are necessary for success during school and beyond school; whether in the workplace or in further education.

Missing school can have a massive impact on an individual – academically, socially and mentally. It can affect a student’s ability to achieve success in assessment tasks as well as impact negatively on relationships with other students and can lead to social isolation etc.

Students learn new things at school everyday and everyday they are away they miss important information and can fall behind their peers. For some students the thought of catching up on work and learning can become too difficult. Therefore we encourage students to attend everyday.

Assemblies

We will continue to hold Assemblies throughout the year. These Assemblies will be approximately every second week. Students will need to at school before 8:35am on Assembly days. Students and parents are asked to check Compass for the schedule.

Term 1 schedule:

Monday 10/3 – No Assembly – Labour Day

Monday 21/3 – College Assembly

Please be aware that Senior School (Year 10-12) students have an extended homegroup each Monday morning and are required to be at school by 8:35am.

Use of School Car Park

The safety of the students is of paramount importance at our school and rules have been established to ensure the health and safety of our community members. The Staff car park is not to be used by parents for drop-off or pick-up at the start or end of the school day. The exception to this rule is people who require the disabled car park or visitors to the college.

If you are required to drive into the school (eg: to collect a child during the school day for an appointment or have a valid disability parking ticket), please drive at walking pace and ensure that you take note of the pedestrian crossings and park your car in the visitors car park located in front of the 200 block.

Mr Chris Knight

Assistant Principal